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Version History

5.2.1

Dec 21, 2018

# A Typographic Christmas- New typeface in three flavors - Mono: Single character width, the classic - Duo: Two widths, freeing M and W - Quattro: Four widths, for a cleaner text image- Over 1,000 optical variations seamlessly adapt to provide the best writing experience in any environment- 14 text sizes in Editor and Preview- Many Chinese, Japanese, and Korean typography improvements, including emphasis dots- Bold, italic, and strikethrough commands are much more reliable and work inside words- High quality math equation typesetting in Preview using KaTeX

# Library Locations- Now support Desktop & Documents in iCloud- Can be added from anywhere in iCloud Drive

# Other Improvements- Added visible filename when switching between tabs with hidden title bar- Copy URL command to open files from menu in Library- Command-Click links in Editor- Use - to exclude words from searches: -microsoft word- Inline code command- Typing suggestions can be enabled in Touch Bar- Korean and Russian localizations- Added help articles- Better hashtag detection

5.2

Dec 20, 2018

# A Typographic Christmas- New typeface in three flavors - Mono: Single character width, the classic - Duo: Two widths, freeing M and W - Quattro: Four widths, for a cleaner text image- Over 1,000 optical variations seamlessly adapt to provide the best writing experience in any environment- 12 text sizes in Editor and Preview- Many Chinese, Japanese, and Korean typography improvements, including emphasis dots- Bold, italic, and strikethrough commands are much more reliable and work inside words- High quality math equation typesetting in Preview using KaTeX

# Library Locations- Now support Desktop & Documents in iCloud- Can be added from anywhere in iCloud Drive

# Other Improvements- Added visible filename when switching between tabs with hidden title bar- Copy URL command to open files from menu in Library- Command-Click links in Editor- Use - to exclude words from searches: -microsoft word- Inline code command- Typing suggestions can be enabled in Touch Bar- Korean and Russian localizations- Added help articles- Better hashtag detection

5.1.3

Oct 9, 2018

This update fixes a few small bugs. It includes all the great features in iA Writer 5.1:

# Hashtags- Write #tags to group files- Use in Quick Search and Smart Folders- All hashtags are shown in Organizer and Go menu- Hide hashtags from Preview and PDFs in Templates preferences- If you’re writing an article about a hashtag and want it to look like text, just put a backslash before the hash sign \#TalkLikeAPirateDay

If you like the updates, please leave us a rating on the Mac App Store. It helps a lot.

5.1.2

Sep 26, 2018

# Hashtags- Write #tags to group files- Use in Quick Search and Smart Folders- All hashtags are shown in Organizer and Go menu- Hide hashtags from Preview and PDFs in Templates preferences- If you’re writing an article about a hashtag and want it to look like text, just put a backslash before the hash sign \#TalkLikeAPirateDay

If you like the updates, please leave us a rating on the Mac App Store. It helps a lot.

5.0.3

Jun 15, 2018

# 1. New Library ## 1.1 Added Organizer- Quickly access your Library Locations and Favorites (folders and files) in Organizer- Drag and drop folders from Finder to add them as Library Locations- Drag and drop folders and files from within Library to save them as Favorites- Drag and drop to reorder Library Locations and Favorites- Favorites get automatic keyboard shortcuts in the new Go menu

## 1.2 Select Multiple Files- Shift-Click to select a contiguous range- Command-Click to select multiple arbitrary files- Multiple files can be moved to another folder or added to a document as content blocks

## 1.3 Navigation- Library remembers navigation history- Use familiar navigation keys in title bar to go back and forward- Click and hold navigation keys to access navigation history- Filter in Library finds files in only the currently visible folder- Change sort order of Filter in Library

# 3. Fixes- Fixed an issue where images could not be dropped into Library from Safari, Photos- Fixed an issue where app could freeze while showing folders with a large amount of images- Fixed an issue where app could freeze while removing large Library Locations- Fixed an issue where multiple content blocks dropped onto Editor were inserted in reverse order- Fixed an issue where tabs were always visible in full screen- Fixed an issue where cursor position could be lost when enabling syntax control- Fixed an issue where some text failed to draw correctly after undoing some text editing commands

5.0.2

Jun 11, 2018

# 1. New Library ## 1.1 Added Organizer- Quickly access your Library Locations and Favorites (folders and files) in Organizer- Drag and drop folders from Finder to add them as Library Locations- Drag and drop folders and files from within Library to save them as Favorites- Drag and drop to reorder Library Locations and Favorites- Favorites get automatic keyboard shortcuts in the new Go menu

## 1.2 Select Multiple Files- Shift-Click to select a contiguous range- Command-Click to select multiple arbitrary files- Multiple files can be moved to another folder or added to a document as content blocks

## 1.3 Navigation- Library remembers navigation history- Use familiar navigation keys in title bar to go back and forward- Click and hold navigation keys to access navigation history- Filter in Library finds files in only the currently visible folder- Change sort order of Filter in Library

# 3. Fixes- Fixes for Mojave- Added Cyrillic to iA Writer Duospace font- Fixed an issue where images could not be dropped into Library from Safari, Photos- Fixed an issue where app could freeze while showing folders with a large amount of images- Fixed an issue where app could freeze while removing large Library Locations- Fixed an issue where multiple content blocks dropped onto Editor were inserted in reverse order- Fixed an issue where tabs were always visible in full screen- Fixed an issue where cursor position could be lost when enabling syntax control- Fixed an issue where some text failed to draw correctly after undoing some text editing commands

5.0.1

May 31, 2018

# 1. New Library ## 1.1 Added Organizer- Quickly access your Library Locations and Favorites (folders and files) in Organizer- Drag and drop folders from Finder to add them as Library Locations- Drag and drop folders and files from within Library to save them as Favorites- Drag and drop to reorder Library Locations and Favorites- Favorites get automatic keyboard shortcuts in the new Go menu

## 1.2 Select Multiple Files- Shift-Click to select a contiguous range- Command-Click to select multiple arbitrary files- Multiple files can be moved to another folder or added to a document as content blocks

## 1.3 Navigation- Library remembers navigation history- Use familiar navigation keys in title bar to go back and forward- Click and hold navigation keys to access navigation history- Filter in Library finds files in only the currently visible folder- Change sort order of Filter in Library

# 3. Fixes- Fixed an issue where images could not be dropped into Library from Safari, Photos- Fixed an issue where app could freeze while showing folders with a large amount of images- Fixed an issue where app could freeze while removing large Library Locations- Fixed an issue where multiple content blocks dropped onto Editor were inserted in reverse order- Fixed an issue where tabs were always visible in full screen- Fixed an issue where cursor position could be lost when enabling syntax control- Fixed an issue where some text failed to draw correctly after undoing some text editing commands

5.0

May 28, 2018

# 1. New Library ## 1.1 Added Organizer- Quickly access your Library Locations and Favorites (folders and files) in Organizer- Drag and drop folders from Finder to add them as Library Locations- Drag and drop folders and files from within Library to save them as Favorites- Drag and drop to reorder Library Locations and Favorites- Favorites get automatic keyboard shortcuts in the new Go menu

## 1.2 Select Multiple Files- Shift-Click to select a contiguous range- Command-Click to select multiple arbitrary files- Multiple files can be moved to another folder or added to a document as content blocks

## 1.3 Navigation- Library remembers navigation history- Use familiar navigation keys in title bar to go back and forward- Click and hold navigation keys to access navigation history- Filter in Library finds files in only the currently visible folder- Change sort order of Filter in Library

# 3. Fixes- Fixed an issue where images could not be dropped into Library from Safari, Photos- Fixed an issue where app could freeze while showing folders with a large amount of images- Fixed an issue where app could freeze while removing large Library Locations- Fixed an issue where multiple content blocks dropped onto Editor were inserted in reverse order- Fixed an issue where tabs were always visible in full screen- Fixed an issue where cursor position could be lost when enabling syntax control- Fixed an issue where some text failed to draw correctly after undoing some text editing commands

4.2.1

Feb 20, 2018

- Added support for tabs on macOS High Sierra- Optimized preview for two most common modes: full size and 50/50 split with editor- Improved transitions to full size preview- Syntax control and focus mode states persist across relaunches- Updated duospaced font- Fixed an issue where templates could fail to install from iCloud Drive- Fixed a crash in 4.2.1 hotfix- Improved performance and stability

4.2

Feb 19, 2018

- Added support for tabs on macOS High Sierra- Optimized preview for two most common modes: full size and 50/50 split with editor- Improved transitions to full size preview- Syntax control and focus mode states persist across relaunches- Updated duospaced font- Fixed an issue where templates could fail to install from iCloud Drive- Improved performance and stability

4.0.4

Aug 25, 2017

- Improved compatibility with future versions of macOS- Fixed crashes

4.0.3

Jun 28, 2017

- Various bug fixes

4.0.2

Dec 19, 2016

- Defined CSS files as to be processed as code- Fixed an issue where preview scroll bar could be invisible with some templates- Fixed Strikethough menu item functionality- Switched to system popup menu indicators- Improved performance and stability

# Embed other text files- Build a manuscript from several chapters- Embedded source code files are added as code blocks- Nest text files into each other

Note: Embedding only works for files in the same folder (or subfolders) as the master file. You can’t embed files in a parallel or higher directory.

# Other Improvements- Modified Preview and Library pane behavior so both can be shown- Swipes on the left toggle Library- Swipes on the right toggle Preview- Added toggle button for Focus Mode in title bar- Focus Mode now dismisses Preview and Library panes- UI improvements to Library- Added file info popover in Library- Switched right-click in Library menu item from “New Folder with Selection” to “New Folder” (hold option for “New Folder with Selection”)- Added Project Archive export for sharing all embedded files together (.zip) - Changed Chinese font in editor to Ping Fang- Improved external file change handling- Caret position is now restored when returning from full-width Preview- Performance optimizations and improvements

3.2.6

Sep 14, 2016

# New in 3.2.6- Improved stability

# Recent Improvements- Added WordPress Site Picker- Choose Sort Order in Library- Double-click Preview separator to reset width to half- Improved empty link, footnote, and citation appearance in Editor- Allowed files of unknown type to be opened from Terminal and via Option-Command drag to Dock- Set default folder in titlebar popover to accord with the currently visible folder in the Library (for New in Library)- Restored backgrounds for code in PDFs- Fixed an issue where online images were not rendered in PDFs- Fixed crashes in documents with empty table captions- Started counting compound hyphenated words as one- Custom Templates to preview, create PDFs, and print documents in your own style- Insert with page breaks `+++` on an empty line- Print and export PDFs with a title page

If you like the updates, please leave us a rating on the Mac App Store. It helps a lot.

We’re always listening to your feedback on Twitter @iAWriter.

3.2.5

Sep 8, 2016

# New in 3.2.5- Hotfix for PDF export on macOS Sierra.

# Recent Improvements- Added WordPress Site Picker- Choose Sort Order in Library- Double-click Preview separator to reset width to half- Improved empty link, footnote, and citation appearance in Editor- Allowed files of unknown type to be opened from Terminal and via Option-Command drag to Dock- Set default folder in titlebar popover to accord with the currently visible folder in the Library (for New in Library)- Restored backgrounds for code in PDFs- Fixed an issue where online images were not rendered in PDFs- Fixed crashes in documents with empty table captions- Started counting compound hyphenated words as one- Custom Templates to preview, create PDFs, and print documents in your own style- Insert with page breaks `+++` on an empty line- Print and export PDFs with a title page

If you like the updates, please leave us a rating on the Mac App Store. It helps a lot.

We’re always listening to your feedback on Twitter @iAWriter.

3.2.4

Aug 15, 2016

# Added WordPress Site PickerWordPress users with more than one site can now choose where to share.

# Choose Sort Order in Library- Newest or Oldest on Top for Date Modified- A–Z or Z–A for file Name and Kind- Access in View > Sort Files By, Right Click in Library > Sort By

# Other Improvements- Hotfix for Word import and Copy Formatted functionality- Double-click Preview separator to reset width to half- Improved empty link, footnote, and citation appearance in Editor- Allowed files of unknown type to be opened from Terminal and via Option-Command drag to Dock- Set default folder in titlebar popover to accord with the currently visible folder in the Library (for New in Library)- Restored backgrounds for code in PDFs- Fixed an issue where online images were not rendered in PDFs- Fixed crashes in documents with empty table captions- Started counting compound hyphenated words as one

# Recent Improvements- Custom Templates to preview, create PDFs, and print documents in your own style- Insert with page breaks `+++` on an empty line- Print and export PDFs with a title page

If you like the updates, please leave us a rating on the Mac App Store. It helps a lot.

We’re always listening to your feedback on Twitter @iAWriter.

3.2.3

Aug 10, 2016

# Added WordPress Site PickerWordPress users with more than one site can now choose where to share.

# Choose Sort Order in Library- Newest or Oldest on Top for Date Modified- A–Z or Z–A for file Name and Kind- Access in View > Sort Files By, Right Click in Library > Sort By

# Other Improvements- Hotfix for docx import and Copy Formatted functionality- Double-click Preview separator to reset width to half- Improved empty link, footnote, and citation appearance in Editor- Allowed files of unknown type to be opened from Terminal and via Option-Command drag to Dock- Set default folder in titlebar popover to accord with the currently visible folder in the Library (for New in Library)- Restored backgrounds for code in PDFs- Fixed an issue where online images were not rendered in PDFs- Fixed crashes in documents with empty table captions- Started counting compound hyphenated words as one

# Recent Improvements- Custom Templates to preview, create PDFs, and print documents in your own style- Insert with page breaks `+++` on an empty line- Print and export PDFs with a title page

If you like the updates, please leave us a rating on the Mac App Store. It helps a lot.

We’re always listening to your feedback on Twitter @iAWriter.

3.2.2

Aug 7, 2016

# Added WordPress Site PickerWordPress users with more than one site can now choose where to share.

# Choose Sort Order in Library- Newest or Oldest on Top for Date Modified- A–Z or Z–A for file Name and Kind- Access in View > Sort Files By, Right Click in Library > Sort By

# Other Improvements- Double-click Preview separator to reset width to half- Improved empty link, footnote, and citation appearance in Editor- Allowed files of unknown type to be opened from Terminal and via Option-Command drag to Dock- Set default folder in titlebar popover to accord with the currently visible folder in the Library (for New in Library)- Restored backgrounds for code in PDFs- Fixed an issue where online images were not rendered in PDFs- Fixed crashes in documents with empty table captions- Started counting compound hyphenated words as one

# Recent Improvements- Custom Templates to preview, create PDFs, and print documents in your own style- Insert with page breaks `+++` on an empty line- Print and export PDFs with a title page

If you like the updates, please leave us a rating on the Mac App Store. It helps a lot.

We’re always listening to your feedback on Twitter @iAWriter.

Dec 21, 2018

Version 5.2.1

# A Typographic Christmas- New typeface in three flavors - Mono: Single character width, the classic - Duo: Two widths, freeing M and W - Quattro: Four widths, for a cleaner text image- Over 1,000 optical variations seamlessly adapt to provide the best writing experience in any environment- 14 text sizes in Editor and Preview- Many Chinese, Japanese, and Korean typography improvements, including emphasis dots- Bold, italic, and strikethrough commands are much more reliable and work inside words- High quality math equation typesetting in Preview using KaTeX

# Library Locations- Now support Desktop & Documents in iCloud- Can be added from anywhere in iCloud Drive

# Other Improvements- Added visible filename when switching between tabs with hidden title bar- Copy URL command to open files from menu in Library- Command-Click links in Editor- Use - to exclude words from searches: -microsoft word- Inline code command- Typing suggestions can be enabled in Touch Bar- Korean and Russian localizations- Added help articles- Better hashtag detection

Ratings and Reviews

4.6 out of 5

232 Ratings

232 Ratings

NathanD
,11/30/2017

I write more frequently because of this app.

I basically threw my money at the computer as soon as I saw a desktop version of iA Writer existed. The iOS version had already captured me, and being able to move between phone and computer was just what I needed. Every feature is built for writers, from easy and beautiful PDF exports to cloud storage to starting with a blank document ready as soon as the program opens. My favorite way to use it is in full-screen mode with Night Mode turned on, nothing but my words in white on a dark screen. I use iA Writer every day, and I’d go so far as to say that it’s made me a more productive writer, just because it has simplified the writing process for me so effectively. (It’s also been good to see it improve over time with smart and continuous updates, and my one and only request for support was answered quickly and solved easily.)

In short: I write more now that I have iA Writer on my machine, and I have never used a more elegant writing app. I’d give it 10 stars if I could.

Developer Response
,09/25/2018

Feedback like this is why we do what we do. Learning that people enjoy writing more because of our app is why we get up every morning looking forward to improve our app even more. In essence "Every feature is built for writers… it’s made me a more productive writer" was the initial vision for iA Writer, in a nutshell. It's beautiful to hear what we intended to achieve those who use our app daily. Thank you.

NathanD
,11/30/2017

I write more frequently because of this app.

I basically threw my money at the computer as soon as I saw a desktop version of iA Writer existed. The iOS version had already captured me, and being able to move between phone and computer was just what I needed. Every feature is built for writers, from easy and beautiful PDF exports to cloud storage to starting with a blank document ready as soon as the program opens. My favorite way to use it is in full-screen mode with Night Mode turned on, nothing but my words in white on a dark screen. I use iA Writer every day, and I’d go so far as to say that it’s made me a more productive writer, just because it has simplified the writing process for me so effectively. (It’s also been good to see it improve over time with smart and continuous updates, and my one and only request for support was answered quickly and solved easily.)

In short: I write more now that I have iA Writer on my machine, and I have never used a more elegant writing app. I’d give it 10 stars if I could.

Developer Response
,09/25/2018

Feedback like this is why we do what we do. Learning that people enjoy writing more because of our app is why we get up every morning looking forward to improve our app even more. In essence "Every feature is built for writers… it’s made me a more productive writer" was the initial vision for iA Writer, in a nutshell. It's beautiful to hear what we intended to achieve those who use our app daily. Thank you.

Ames Brown (NYC)
,03/24/2018

So much better than Ulysses. Plus a reccomendation for IA writer dev team

IA Writer is SO much better than Ulysses in terms of the writing/typing/composition interface. And the settings actually work and make sense. I tried and tried and tried to make Ulysses look half as good as IA writer on the screen, but despite being more expensive, that program is flawed.

★★ Here is a strong reccommendation for the IA Writer dev team however: when there is a conflict between documents (saved versions), it is pretty hard to decipher the differences between them using only the tiny images and timestamps provided. Of course the ideal would be a text comparison (which is easy given we’re dealing with plain text), or at least you should be able to scroll through the contents of each before committing, or having to save them all. I and more than a few users I know have lost valuable revisions because of this.

Developer Response
,06/01/2018

Thank you for the kind words and the considerate feedback. You are absolutely right. A better comparison would indeed improve the app. We'd like that, too. It's on our list of things we'd like to do in the future.

Ames Brown (NYC)
,03/24/2018

So much better than Ulysses. Plus a reccomendation for IA writer dev team

IA Writer is SO much better than Ulysses in terms of the writing/typing/composition interface. And the settings actually work and make sense. I tried and tried and tried to make Ulysses look half as good as IA writer on the screen, but despite being more expensive, that program is flawed.

★★ Here is a strong reccommendation for the IA Writer dev team however: when there is a conflict between documents (saved versions), it is pretty hard to decipher the differences between them using only the tiny images and timestamps provided. Of course the ideal would be a text comparison (which is easy given we’re dealing with plain text), or at least you should be able to scroll through the contents of each before committing, or having to save them all. I and more than a few users I know have lost valuable revisions because of this.

Developer Response
,06/01/2018

Thank you for the kind words and the considerate feedback. You are absolutely right. A better comparison would indeed improve the app. We'd like that, too. It's on our list of things we'd like to do in the future.

1everage
,11/14/2018

It's a good writing app!

I've very much enjoyed using this application to write. I bought it ages ago when I had a few extra dollars in credit on the iTunes store, and it's served perfectly as a space where I could draft emails, journal my thoughts, and write responses to surveys before actually entering them into forms. It's also been incredibly useful when it comes to character and word count assignments, given it's handy and easily-viewable bar at the bottom that takes no extra effort to access. It is not the main way I write, but it has given me a place to write away from Word and Google Docs, and aesthetically, it feels very pressure-free. If you're looking for something to use that is outside the realm of popular writing apps and feels comfortable and simple to use, I'd recommend it. It definitley has more uses than I use it for, but its simplicity is there if you want it.

1everage
,11/14/2018

It's a good writing app!

I've very much enjoyed using this application to write. I bought it ages ago when I had a few extra dollars in credit on the iTunes store, and it's served perfectly as a space where I could draft emails, journal my thoughts, and write responses to surveys before actually entering them into forms. It's also been incredibly useful when it comes to character and word count assignments, given it's handy and easily-viewable bar at the bottom that takes no extra effort to access. It is not the main way I write, but it has given me a place to write away from Word and Google Docs, and aesthetically, it feels very pressure-free. If you're looking for something to use that is outside the realm of popular writing apps and feels comfortable and simple to use, I'd recommend it. It definitley has more uses than I use it for, but its simplicity is there if you want it.